Average Temperature in Iceland by Year

This page is a list of the average countrywide temperature in Iceland for each year from 1895–2021. It is an average over the entire territory of the country, based on data from the University of East Anglia.

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What Was the Hottest Year in Iceland?

2014 was the warmest year in the history of Iceland. The average daily high temperature was 5.8 °C, and the average low was 0.6 °C.

What Was the Coldest Year in Iceland?

1979 was the coolest year in the history of Iceland. The average daily high temperature was 2.6 °C, and the average low was -2.8 °C.

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Year	Rank	High (°C)	Low (°C)
2021	6	5.6	0.1
2020	26	5.3	-0.4
2019	9	5.7	-0.2
2018	12	5.5	-0.1
2017	5	5.7	0.1
2016	3	5.9	0.3
2015	55	4.6	-0.9
2014	1	5.8	0.6
2013	38	4.9	-0.6
2012	20	5.4	-0.4
2011	32	5.1	-0.5
2010	12	5.5	-0.1
2009	20	5.2	-0.2
2008	34	5.2	-0.7
2007	24	5.4	-0.5
2006	16	5.5	-0.3
2005	47	4.9	-0.9
2004	8	5.8	-0.2
2003	1	6.1	0.3
2002	26	5.3	-0.4
2001	37	5.1	-0.7
2000	51	4.8	-0.9
1999	63	4.4	-1.1
1998	81	4.3	-1.4
1997	40	4.8	-0.6
1996	40	4.9	-0.7
1995	105	3.6	-1.8
1994	82	4.1	-1.3
1993	74	4.3	-1.3
1992	65	4.4	-1.2
1991	29	5.2	-0.4
1990	69	4.2	-1.1
1989	97	3.9	-1.5
1988	101	3.8	-1.7
1987	17	5.1	0.0
1986	85	4.1	-1.4
1985	83	4.0	-1.3
1984	52	4.6	-0.8
1983	112	3.4	-2.1
1982	97	3.9	-1.5
1981	120	3.2	-2.4
1980	63	4.4	-1.1
1979	121	2.6	-2.8
1978	66	4.3	-1.1
1977	74	4.2	-1.2
1976	40	4.9	-0.7
1975	86	4.2	-1.6
1974	31	4.9	-0.3
1973	104	3.8	-1.9
1972	17	5.1	0.0
1971	96	4.1	-1.6
1970	102	3.7	-1.8
1969	117	3.4	-2.4
1968	106	3.8	-2.0
1967	110	3.7	-2.1
1966	111	3.5	-2.0
1965	86	4.2	-1.6
1964	26	5.3	-0.4
1963	70	4.3	-1.2
1962	67	4.4	-1.3
1961	43	4.8	-0.7
1960	12	5.4	0.0
1959	32	5.0	-0.4
1958	62	4.5	-1.1
1957	47	4.8	-0.8
1956	34	5.1	-0.6
1955	67	4.4	-1.3
1954	55	4.6	-0.9
1953	20	5.3	-0.3
1952	76	4.2	-1.3
1951	99	4.1	-1.7
1950	61	4.4	-1.0
1949	100	3.9	-1.7
1948	47	4.7	-0.7
1947	43	4.8	-0.7
1946	7	5.9	-0.3
1945	15	5.8	-0.5
1944	76	4.2	-1.3
1943	83	4.0	-1.3
1942	39	5.1	-0.8
1941	9	5.3	0.2
1940	52	4.8	-1.0
1939	9	5.9	-0.4
1938	36	5.2	-0.8
1937	50	4.9	-1.0
1936	54	5.0	-1.3
1935	43	4.8	-0.7
1934	30	5.1	-0.4
1933	3	5.9	0.3
1932	24	5.2	-0.3
1931	60	4.5	-1.0
1930	55	4.6	-0.9
1929	20	5.3	-0.3
1928	17	5.3	-0.2
1927	55	4.6	-0.9
1926	43	4.8	-0.7
1925	70	4.3	-1.2
1924	88	4.0	-1.5
1923	88	4.0	-1.5
1922	76	4.2	-1.3
1921	102	3.7	-1.8
1920	88	4.0	-1.5
1919	119	3.2	-2.3
1918	107	3.6	-1.9
1917	115	3.3	-2.2
1916	88	4.0	-1.5
1915	88	4.0	-1.5
1914	107	3.6	-1.9
1913	70	4.3	-1.2
1912	76	4.2	-1.3
1911	76	4.2	-1.3
1910	107	3.6	-1.9
1909	88	4.0	-1.5
1908	55	4.6	-0.9
1907	117	3.3	-2.3
1906	112	3.4	-2.1
1905	88	4.0	-1.5
1904	88	4.0	-1.5
1903	115	3.3	-2.2
1902	112	3.4	-2.1
1901	70	4.3	-1.2